FOOD
MICHELIN came for New Zealand. Tala stole the night.
New Zealand’s first MICHELIN Guide became a sharper story about specificity, prestige, and Samoan food.
RESTAURANTS
The tyre people have finally discovered New Zealand food
The country’s food scene gets the kind of outside attention it has never really needed, but probably deserves.
HOSPITALITY
Everyone says hospo is dead. People keep opening anyway.
The better story is the people still signing leases, building rooms and betting that a good table can survive.
About Interesting Taste
Interesting Taste covers food, restaurants, hospitality, drink, design of dining, and the people building memorable experiences across New Zealand. It is less about empty hype and more about why places matter: who opens them, what they reveal about a city, and how taste changes over time.